When does a WIP (work in progress) become a UFO (unfinished object)?So, I was looking at the thing-I-want-to-start-next (assuming, of course, I finish something soon), and decided that since the corner of my house is almost too cold to knit in (!!), I really need a set of long armwarmers.
It starts out as a WHIMM (work hidden in my mind). After a FART (fiber acquisition road trip) and some SEX (stash enhancing experience), it becomes a PIG (project in a grocery bag). The PIG becomes a HISY (haven’t I started yet?) and once you have a HISY-fit and begin, it becomes a WIP!
The WIP becomes a UFO as soon as another WHIMM occurs that drags your attention away from your current WIP.
Repeat process.
Almost too cold to knit!
Naturally, I'm doing the "Snowball's Chance" ones, and discovered that they're much easier than I thought: just fitted arms, and duplicate stitch. As it's been over a year since I duplicate-stitched anything, I decided to find some on-line help, and discovered a tutorial at Bella Knitting. Quick, easy, good photos. (And I should add that the yarn for them accidentally followed me home from my weekly drop-in on Jess at Stitch DC. Convenient, that!)
In serious news, it's now the second quarter of the calendar year, so it's time to review the UFO stats. This time around, I decided to see what sort of projects I had that were so-many-years old, just to see if there were any trends (other than starting things I haven't finished yet) over the past decade and a half.
| Year | Cross Stitch | Cross Stitch Sets | Latch Hook | Canvaswork/ Needlepoint | Crochet | Quilting | Knitting |
| 1992 | 2 | ||||||
| 1993 | 2 | ||||||
| 1994 | 3 | ||||||
| 1995 | 2 | ||||||
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1997 | 2 | ||||||
| 1998 | 3 | ||||||
| 1999 | 1 | ||||||
| 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2002 | 1 | ||||||
| 2003 | 1 | ||||||
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2008 | 3 |
Well, it appears that I tend to start more cross-stitch and not finish it, mostly because the pieces left are large and non-portable, and knitting/crochet have more of an Instant Gratification factor. Plus, they don't need framing. The latch hook project (all one of it) needs to be restarted anyway, so when I can get to it, I may just pull the one or two rows done and fold it up for another decade. The crochet from long ago is a pure-white afghan done fillet-style with the family name and a big heart in the center. If I've made it through the name, I'll keep going; if not, I'm going to pull it out. Actually, I'm going to pull it out anyway: pure white afghans in my house are a BAD idea.
Loved the thought of the day.
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